wide of
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McIlroy's pre-tournament prediction of being able to take the sting out of Pennsylvania course by smashing his driver as far as he could proved wide of the mark in a disappointing opening round.
From BBC • May 16, 2026
Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid have been linked but are considered unlikely to move under those conditions, while reports connecting Fernandez with PSG are understood to be wide of the mark.
From BBC • Apr. 8, 2026
His dire forecasts about global cooling and warming were wide of the mark, a twofer.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 17, 2026
Reaching a long ball the French superstar met it with a volley that flew wide of the post.
From Barron's • Jan. 17, 2026
The event was too large; too many people were involved and spread across too wide of an area.
From "Glitch" by Laura Martin
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